Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will take on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr in the Riyadh Season Cup in Saudi Arabia early next year. Inter Miami had confirmed on Monday that they would be facing Al Nassr in February, just weeks after news of the faceoff was announced by Saudi Arabian officials. Inter Miami at that time had refuted reports of a …
New Delhi: India will be missing its key central defender Anwar Ali because of his ankle injury in the upcoming AFC Asian Cup in Qatar starting from 12 January. Owing to a fracture sustained on his right ankle, the 23-year-old central defender has been excluded from the 50-member India probables named on Thursday. A key member of head coach Igor …
Karim Benzema’s Al Ittihad progressed from the first round of the FIFA Club World Cup with a 3-0 win against Auckland City on Tuesday. Played in Jeddah, the Saudi Pro League champions enjoyed home support and made short work of New Zealand’s Auckland City, winners of the OFC Champions League. Romarinho, N’Golo Kante and Benzema scored in the first half …
Jennifer Aniston never fails to impress with her incredible style, and the star looked better than ever as she posed in a pair of leather mini shorts on Monday. Appearing on the cover of Variety alongside her The Morning Show co-star Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer looked sensational in the high-waisted leather shorts, which she teamed with a buttoned V-neck shirt, a …
Indian women’s doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa on Sunday secured their second Super 100 title with a straight-game win over Chinese Taipei’s Sung Shuo Yun and Yu Chien Hui at the Guwahati Masters. The second-seeded Indian combination, which finished runners-up at the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament last week in Lucknow, beat the world no. 81 …
World No 1 Iga Swiatek has been voted Player of the Year by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) for 2023. She has bagged the accolade for a second year running in a season where she won the Roland Garros title, the WTA Finals, four other WTA titles (Beijing, Doha, Stuttgart and Warsaw). She finished the year as World No 1. …
Shock Spanish title contenders Girona earned a historic 4-2 win over rivals Barcelona on Sunday to move top of La Liga, with coach Michel saying he believes his team can beat any opponent. Girona defeated their Catalan rivals for the first time ever in the top flight in a pulsating battle to rise two points above Real Madrid, second, after …
Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 1-1 draw at fellow high-fliers Stuttgart. Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz scored a second-half equaliser as the visitors came from behind to steal a point from in-form Stuttgart and stren They remain the only club in the league who are still unbeaten this season, …
Subrata Paul, one of Indian football’s team’s greatest players, has retired after a glittering 16 year career. The Arjuna Award winner played 67 times for the country and earned the nickname ‘Spiderman of India’ for being stellar between the sticks. “I am filled with a mixture of emotions. There’s a sense of accomplishment for the journey I’ve been on, coupled …
Cristiano Ronaldo played his 1200th professional game and celebrated it with an assist and a goal as his Saudi Arabian League side Al Nassr won 4-1 against Al Riyadh. “Cristiano Ronaldo has now played in 1,200 professional matches,” the Saudi League posted on the X platform, as the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player moved closer to Peter Shilton …
